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Aaron Burr is the hero of two countries, first for his actions seizing Natchitoches, Louisiana for the US and again against the Spanish in Mexico during the Mexican War for Independence. Alternately considered a hero, lunatic, and martyr, his legacy looms large over former Spanish lands in North America. But what if his original plans in Louisiana had failed? Would he still be remembered for anything except his vice-Presidency and shooting Hamilton, or would he have returned to Washington and continued his political career there?
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